Chapter 208: Autumn Harvest Festival (5)

Although there were still several events and contests to be held, the most eye-catching contest today, now that the Tournament was over, was most certainly the Magic Exhibition Contest.

In fact, many professors preferred working at Merkarva because of the sheer array of books available including forbidden ones, the experiment-friendly environment, and the tendency to be open about sharing knowledge and wisdom.

Guardian academies tended to have a greater focus on nurturing guardians who could fight against demons, but there were a few who focused on academic progress.

Thursday – the fourth day of the Harvest Festival.

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The reason for that was the downfall of the Tower of Mages.

The Tower had served as one of the top two scholarly institutions for magic in the continent but due to their fall after they kidnapped the Saintess, the mages had to turn their eyes to the only remaining top institution, Merkarva Academy.

They had more matters to attend to compared to the mages researching at the Tower of Mages, but even then, some preferred the open attitude the academy had toward magic. matrix The Magic Exhibition Contest was one of the events that demonstrated Merkarva Academy’s openness to the development of magic and its desire to share with the public.

Whether it be students of magic, merchant groups, or guardians, anyone was eligible to volunteer and showcase their achievements. legend This year, there were so many more applicants than usual that there had to be a limit put on the number of participants.

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Marie was also participating in the contest this time. alert She displayed a semi-permanent water filtration artifact and a water-quality enhancing magic circle, which would both come in handy for hydroponics.

Although the Dunareff had laid their roots down in many industries, the fundamental basis of everything they had was still in their million hectares of farmland and agriculture.

“Fuu… Let’s start from that end!”

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“Daesik. adjust Clean it up.”

Recently, they started focusing on magical herbs after “encountering” some experts.

“Y, yes! abandon Master!”

When the Tower of Mages disbanded, all the core mages ended up under Korin and Marie’s wings, and they were able to make use of mages of the Green Cult who excelled in raising magical herbs and plants.

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Marie used tens of high-ranking Green Cult mages for free to aid in her research for agriculture, and there was a surprising level of progress as a result.

“Hehe, it’s nothing. antenna Not like I did it all by myself.”

“Huhaha…! arrow Mari! orbit How incredible! advance Your papa is greatly moved!”

Thanks to that, her water filtration artifact and the water-quality enhancing circle were very well received. absorb But of course, she wasn’t here looking for sponsors.

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“Hmm~. adapt I think we will need a fair bit for us to produce large numbers of mandrakes and tweak the details with the replica of the 10,000-year-old ginseng.”

“How much do you need?”

“We can’t let an idea as great as this get an unfair treatment! All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com autumn Let me invest in it!”

“Around 5 million a year should do! altitude We should be able to get results within 3 years!”

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He had once visited Duke Marde about a potential business with an immaculate idea, but all he had received was an aloof and uninterested gaze.

But look at him now – using up almost 20 million gold just to invest in his daughter’s business?

“Of course! arch Since you’re the one doing it; I have no doubts! action I will add another million to that, and you can use the rest on whatever you want.”

Former Elder Drerian of the Green Cult… who was now Daesik, felt like he was losing his mind seeing the different scale of transactions happening before his eyes.

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“But Mari, I’m worried about you. agent Please don’t focus so much on research that you ruin your health.”

Daesik felt goosebumps the moment he heard that.

Recently, his master had been hand-picking mages to establish a research institution to replace the Tower of Mages.

“It’s okay. arch Our head and deputy researchers will be in charge.”

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Elder mages, who had yet to fully let go of the dignity they once had at the Tower of Mages, were stubbornly against the idea of sharing their knowledge for free but…

It had horrendous working conditions of no pay and no day off, but researching was much better than living as a slave in the salt mine and the ratio of applicants to the number being hired was 40:1.

Daesik witnessed Chunsik, the former head of the Red Cult, preparing an interview by answering possible questions in front of a mirror. action He had to grapple with the reality that he had become a traitor.

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Daesik had to swallow his dry tears.

Where has our once glorious past flown off to?

“Hkk…!”

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“Then, my dear daughter, shall we go have a meal together?”

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“Yeah… Maybe in a bit.”

Today was the day when the first group of contestants had to move out and be replaced by the second array of contestants. silence Marie was waiting for the person who was going to be opening a booth from today till the end of Saturday.

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“He must have prepared something incredible. harbor I’m looking forward to it!”

“…That brat?”

Marde knew that little brat wasn’t a mage, but it wasn’t like mages were the only ones who could join this contest. sphere There were several merchant groups who sponsored mages to attend the Magic Exhibition Contest.

“Korin said he was participating as well.”

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“Hmph! beacon He knows next to nothing about magic. shadow There’s no way—!”

Let your voices run wild!

Bang the drums!

– KIYOOOOOOOOOOOT…!

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– Dung dudududung! action Dung dung!

Go, 8 cylinders–!!

– Dung dudududung! apron Dung dung!

“Drums?”

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– KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK…!!

“Drums and… harps?”

“W, what is going on? arcade What is with this noise?”

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“…”

A solemn yet ominous BGM. artist It was a sound Marie was familiar with.

Everyone, including Marie, who had witnessed “that event” last year facepalmed and sighed. beacon Meanwhile, those new to it such as Duke Marde were appalled at the sight.

“Uhmm…”

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– Dung dudududung! amber Dung dung!

“…What in the world?”

– Dung dudududung! antenna Dung dung!

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– KIYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!

– Bababababam! airport Bam bam!

– KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!

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A large demonic carriage was speeding down the road towards the contest venue.

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“Immortan! august Immortan! echo Immortan!”

“Scream aloud 8-cylinders! autumn Till we arrive at Valhalla, we go! beacon We will revive with the shiny chrome teeth in a world reduced to ashes!”

Behind Immortan Lork wearing funky muscular armor were people wearing red pajamas. riddle One of those was Jaeger, playing a flaming guitar and Lark slamming his drums like crazy as well as some part-timers.

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It was Immortan Lork, back from the underworld, and War Boys being paid 80 silver a day.

Its name: Mad Mex.

The Magic Exhibition Contest was ready to accept Korin Lork… or rather Immortan Lork’s piece of art. agent It was an apocalyptically designed demonstration of technology! abandon The combination of machinery and magic engineering.

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“Mari… Does it have to be him?”

– KIYOOOOOOOOOOT!!

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“…He’s usually very calm and composed.”

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In most cases, non-student participants were here to announce their ideas and acquire sponsors, while students didn’t have anything magnificent.

The primary focus of the Magic Exhibition Contest was future potential. auction How good of an idea was it, and what were the future possibilities available with the development of the said technology?

That was why I was honestly a bit surprised when I saw Marie’s filtration system.

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The current magic carriages were too slow but these engines were powerful. accent The deficit in metallurgy technology was solved with magic stones and instead of the delicate robot arms, we relied on the hard work of mages to build it.

Although I got a bit carried away and did a cosplay of a movie during the process, the invention that we were showcasing this time around was “engines”.

However, even that fell short compared to our revolutionary invention.

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Our invention was still far from perfect. artist The mages all expected the engine to break down before exceeding 100 kilometers, but—

Cars were surprisingly easier to make than expected.

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To be fair, there was already a moving vehicle in this world that moved by consuming the energy stored in a magic stone, so it wasn’t a strikingly new concept or anything.

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“Wow… What is that? galaxy It’s a strange-looking carriage.”

It didn’t matter as long as it could last us the 3 days of the contest.

“Baron Korin Lork? arrow What exactly is this…? acquire I would love to invest a portion if you don’t mind. wizard Do you mind a quick conversation?”

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“Zollin!”

“I have to attend another contest so I’ll leave the booth to you. airport Make sure you’re nice to all the guests.”

“Y, yes! apron Master Korin!”

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My plan was to one day make an automobile company with these guys. arctic It would be a shame to waste these doctorates and master degree slaves, right?

Intellectual property rights? timber What is that?

First off I would be copying Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

“Y, yes sir!”

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Leaving the Magic Exhibition Contest to the slaves, I went to watch the long-awaited Cooking Contest to see Ran.

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It wasn’t as popular as some of the other events, but there were a lot of veterans among the participants, and it was one of the harder contests to win, even in the game.

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Without paying regard to the surroundings, Ran threw her arms around me. atlas In one of her hands was the first-place trophy.

“Oppa!”

“Congrats on coming first.”

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On the way here, I had a look around the food stalls and it was pretty much certain that I would be winning the Food Sales Contest this year. altitude All that was left was the Mock Trial and… Haa…

“I had a few snacks on the way from the stalls.”

“Hehe~. apron Did you have lunch?”

“I’m a bit tired after cooking all morning. portal Can we go straight back to the dormitory?”

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It was good because I had been quite busy the past few days as well. alpha Marie said she would be spending the night with her family and…

“Alright. aluminum Let’s go.”

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“Ren and Ron are participating in a contest at night so let’s just wait at the dormitory until then.”

We came back to the dormitory. advance Everyone was busy at the Harvest Festival and the dormitory was empty so we went to the sunroom to enjoy all the sunlight by ourselves.

“Okay. aluminum Sounds great.”

“Oppa.”

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“Are you tired?”

“Should we take a nap?”

“Yeah?”

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“Not really, but it would be nice to take a nap together.”

She floated a smile in response to my question and snuggled close.

“It’s already been a year.”

We laid ourselves down on the two sofas of the sunroom. abandon One was too small for us to sleep together on, so we laid down on two opposing sofas and looked at each other.

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A lot of things happened back then. alert After stopping Kang Ryun’s plan to transcend Hua Ran into a Hou, I was worried whether Hua and Ran would be able to acknowledge one another and cohabit, and it was therefore a pleasant surprise how well they managed their situation.

“Of course. sphere We have a lot of differences, but we understand each other more than anyone else.”

“Are you two getting along well?” echo I asked.

Ran said, reminiscing on what happened a year ago. apron She was right – it had already been one year.

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“That’s great to hear.”

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting them to get along so well because for Ran, Hua was an uninvited guest who suddenly took over her body.

“Kuhum…” I cleared my throat while scratching my suddenly itchy nose.

“We like the same person after all,” she suddenly added out of the blue.

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“Hehe… Sorry if I’m being annoying, but please let it go kindly. alpha That’s just how much I like you.”

“It is slightly alarming that you are having plans to have kids already…”

“I would like a son that takes after Oppa, and a daughter that looks like me. alert Hmm~. aspect Having as many kids as possible would be best, right?”

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“About what?” she asked.

“For liking me, and for waiting.”

“…Thanks.”

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One day, I would have to respond to their feelings.

Sometimes, I thought to myself, although it was highly unlikely to happen, that it might be better to live with everyone just as Alicia had said.

“Don’t worry.”

But… Haa. adjust That won’t work.

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I had to make a decision one day. artist When that time comes…

Someone like me having a harem? attic That will be disgraceful to everyone who likes me.

I pushed that line of thought to the back of my mind, in the midst of my fading consciousness.

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“Come here come here. apron Let me pat you.”

It was the cat that had been coming to visit me quite frequently these past few months. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors. echo I wanted to keep it but the free-willed stray cat always vanished without me knowing.

“Navi, huh?”

How long has it been? adjust I forced open my hazy eyes and realized that Ran was nowhere to be seen. artist Instead, what I saw was a red-eyed cat meowing while gazing down at my face.

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– Meoww…

Being a smart cat that could understand human words, it had a very strong standard of likes and dislikes. alpha Seeing the cat lie down with its stomach facing the sky, I gently scratched its belly.

The cat rubbed its face on my hand as if greatly content. silence It started off quite cold but was extremely adorable and touchy these days.

– Meow…

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“You remind me of Hua.”

– Nya?!

Maybe I was chosen as a potential butler candidate? afford But that wasn’t right because it always disappeared during my sleep, while sometimes crawling onto my bed at night.

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Last year, Hua loved crawling onto my bed whenever she had the chance to sleep together. timber It was because she liked the warmth of my body or something.

“These days, she doesn’t want to sleep together. matrix I guess she’s starting to be old enough to feel embarrassed.”

“She tells me off all the time for having bad sleeping habits though.”

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“Well, I guess that’s a part of her becoming an adult.”

Apparently, I touch weird places during my sleep? antenna Like, I was very sad that she was saying that about things I unconsciously did in my sleep.

Despite having the Unbreakable Vajra Body, her body was still very soft and because of that, I sometimes hugged her to sleep like a body pillow.

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She was an adorable girl. acoustic I could still vividly remember how surprised and grateful I felt when both Ran and Hua expressed their feelings for me…

The cat quietly listened to me speak just like Hua. adapt It was a very quiet and docile cat.

– …

“Mhmm…”

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I instinctively reached out but the red spear had already slid past Navi. artist If not for the spearhead being wrapped up with a protective cloth, it would have been injured.

“Be careful…!”

The beast-hunting magic spear disenchanting magic was certainly not a good spear to leave next to a cat. portal I was just about to move it aside when it suddenly lost balance and started to fall towards Navi.

While scratching Navi’s belly, I saw the Red Spear, Gae Derg, that I left next to the sofa before going to sleep.

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“Navi. sphere It’s oka—”

– Bam!

Navi must have been surprised though, so I immediately tried to soothe it.

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Suddenly the weight jumped up several-fold. alert The smoke started to clear and… what I realized was that, not only was it too heavy for a cat, and he silhouette resembled that of a human.

“Haht…”

“…Huh?”

That was when the cat burst into smoke.

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Navi, who had been showing me its belly on my knees, was nowhere to be seen and was replaced by Hua Ran in her nun-clothes, looking up at my eyes in a fluster.

When the thick layer of smoke lifted,